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VTEBVanguardINDEX

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund

$48.68+0.35% vs prior close
475152-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

This index includes municipal bonds from issuers that are primarily state or local governments or agencies whose interest is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes and the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in securities held in the index.

VTEB price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateVTEB close
Sep 28, 2026$47.19
Sep 29, 2026$46.94
Sep 30, 2026$47.36
Oct 1, 2026$47.47
Oct 2, 2026$47.25
Oct 5, 2026$47.37
Oct 6, 2026$47.33
Oct 7, 2026$47.06
Oct 8, 2026$47.13
Oct 9, 2026$47.32
Oct 12, 2026$47.38
Oct 13, 2026$47.65
Oct 14, 2026$47.61
Oct 15, 2026$47.96
Oct 16, 2026$48.00
Oct 19, 2026$48.01
Oct 20, 2026$47.97
Oct 21, 2026$48.01
Oct 22, 2026$48.41
Oct 23, 2026$48.51
Oct 26, 2026$48.68

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -3.2% so far this year. At 0.050% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$33.8Bassets under management
0.050%expense ratio · $5 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
35.8Mavg daily volume, 30 days
2holdings · US-domiciled
2015listed August 21, 2015 · beta 0.09

Sector weights

  • Cash & Others100%
  • Financial Services100%
  • Municipal98.8%
  • Revenue65.36%
  • General obligation33.11%
  • Double barrel1.53%
  • Cash1.2%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Cash & Others100%
Financial Services100%
Municipal98.8%
Revenue65.36%
General obligation33.11%
Double barrel1.53%
Cash1.2%

Country weights

  • United States85.08%
  • Other14.92%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States85.08%
Other14.92%
Performance
1 week+1.5%
1 month+2.5%
3 months-1.9%
6 months-3.5%
YTD-3.2%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Jul+$758.5MSep+$933.3MOct$0Jul+$758.5MSep+$933.3MOct$0Jul+$758.5MSep+$933.3MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Jul$0
Sep$758.5M
Oct$933.3M
The risk read
7%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.8%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
5calls · latest snapshot
84puts · latest snapshot
16.80put/call ratio
16.5Mshares traded
The case against VTEB

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VTEB on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.4B+$489M-2bp on fee · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B4× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.1B+$1.4B-2bp on fee · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-1bp on fee · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-1bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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